Polemoniaceae
Loeselia mexicana
- Family
- Polemoniaceae
- Genus
- Loeselia
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Common names
By language (2)
- Portuguese
- Loeselia
- Spanish
- Espinosilla, Huachichile, Huasicil, Maraduz
Synonyms
- Cantua coccinea Poir.
- Cantua hoitzia Willd.
- Hoitzia coccinea Cav.
- Hoitzia mexicana Lam.
- Loeselia coccinea G.Don
- Loeselia mexicana var. lutea Brand
- Phlox spinosilla Sessé & Moc.
Flowers
- In flower
- October to April (from 2,347 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Jordi Martínez Martínez, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Manuel Venegas Hernandez, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Juan Ruiz, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Carlos Domínguez-Rodríguez, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Jim, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Jordi Martínez Martínez, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Dvdb100, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Tyrrhium, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Juan Carlos Fonseca Mata, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Juan Carlos Fonseca Mata, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Zazil Dellamary, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Carlos Domínguez-Rodríguez, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.